DURBAN - While the Department of Transport in KwaZulu-Natal had kept a vigilant eye over the province’s roads this long weekend, the N3 Toll Concession said it was not expecting Monday’s return of traffic volumes to be as high as usual.
Spokesperson Anita Heyl said because of the school holidays, they were not expecting return traffic volumes to be as high as it usually was at the end of a long weekend as inland schools will reopen on Tuesday, April 5.
Inland cluster provinces ended their first term on March 17.
KZN Department of Transport Spokesperson, Kwanele Ncalane said there had been an influx on the N3 of vehicles coming into the province adding motorists had to be extra cautious when driving around that area.
“Today (Sunday) is a long weekend and since yesterday (Saturday) there has been a bit of congestion on the N3. Remember that we are engaged as the government and Sanral on the upgrade of N2 and N3. N3 has a bit of congestion because of the roadworks,” said Ncalane.
Ncalane said there had been enforcement strategies for the long weekend, which included operations planned throughout the province.
“Yesterday (Saturday) we did an overnight operation targeting drinking and driving. We want to send a very strong message to all road users in the province that this long weekend we are going to apply a no-nonsense approach. We are going to make sure that those violating the law will be dealt with,” said Ncalane.
He said managing to reduce crashes and fatalities by 6% was an indication that if they continued working together with the motorists, an accident-free province could be achieved.
“What is important is to build up the foundation that we laid during the festive season. We are working towards that vision. For now, we want to sustain the downward target in terms of crashes and fatalities.
“Our goal is to reach a stage where everybody takes responsibility on the road, acts with care and ensures that we all abide by the rule of law.”
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